"It is crispy and ridiculous!"

[Garson O'Toole]

Jonathan Lighter wrote
> But seriously. The psychological trigger for laudatory "ridiculous" may be
> that something is so astonishingly good, that if anybody had described it
> beforehand, the normal, well-ordered mind would have scoffed.
>
> Similarly, laudatory "outrageous" may embody the idea that squares would be
> outraged at the brilliant, defiant audacity of the thing.
>
> Of course, one of the first times I heard it, it was applied to a natural
> landscape. But ignore that part.

I have heard the expression " so good it's ridiculous" for years. Here
are some raw Google Books matches:

Lightfoot: if you could read his mind : a biography
Maynard Collins - 1988 - 247 pages - Snippet view
"We were so fucking good it was ridiculous," he smiles. Lightfoot
disagrees, arguing that the group did not work hard enough to deserve
first place and that the Teen-Timers did have flaws, both in song
selection and in vocalising. ...

Epoch: Volumes 36-37
Cornell University - 1988 - Snippet view
He's very tall and thin and his posture is so good it's ridiculous,
it's scary. Nobody stands up that straight for no reason. I have some
nicknames for him besides Giraffe but nicknames about good posture
always sound dirty. ...

Take Me to a Circus Tent: The Jefferson Airplane Flight Manual - Page 498
Craig Fenton - 2006 - 552 pages - Preview
He is so good it's ridiculous. His lead playing is great too. The way
he plays rhythm is terrific. As time went on Greg was playing more
solos that resembled the guitar hero, or the heavy metal side. It was
Jorma's trip. ...

Taking Off - Page 191
Jenny Moss - 2010 - 352 pages - Google eBook - Preview
He was so good looking it was ridiculous. I turned over to my side and
looked at him. He touched my nose. “You look like Rudolph.” Then he
took his new red scarf and wrapped it around both of us. “It's good
you made it so long. ...

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